Jessica

My job title is Program Coordinator. My work involves case management of all students enrolled in our welding class.
What I like about my job is getting to see students get placed in employment and maintaining employment after working so hard. I love watching people pay off debts, save for houses, buy cars, and feel financially secure. I love working with students and helping them keep hope for getting a full-time, career-path job. I am honored to meet each of our students and watch them grow. My students are a diverse group of people -- but what they all have in common is a desire to improve their lives and big motivation to work hard and make it happen. I love my job and I'm so grateful to Jane Addams Resource Corporation for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing organization. To add to the work I do directly with clients, I participate in various working groups throughout the city and the state to improve collaboration across workforce development agencies as well as non-profits that provide more supportive services.

Organization

The Jane Addams Resource Corporation builds healthy communities through workforce, economic, and human development. It is rooted in the North Center, Lakeview, Lincoln Square, and Uptown neighborhoods of Chicago and serves the Chicagoland area through a strategic mix of industrial retention,… More